THAT PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 7 IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, W.M., DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE COUNTY ROAD RUNNING ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT, THAT IS 1,204.2 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH 4 DEGREES 54' WEST, 98.4 FEET; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 51' EAST, 144.8 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE BASE OF THE DIKE; THENCE EASTERLY ALONG THE BASE OF THE DIKE TO A POINT 296.5 FEET EAST OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL TO SAID WEST LINE OF GOVERNMENT LOT 7, TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE COUNTY ROAD; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACT: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE COUNTY ROAD ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT, 1,124.2 FEET WEST OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT; THENCE WEST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID COUNTY ROAD 80 FEET; THENCE NORTH 4 DEGREES 54' WEST, 98.4 FEET; THENCE NORTH 57 DEGREES 51' EAST TO A POINT THAT BEARS NORTH 4 DEGREES 54' WEST FROM THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 4 DEGREES 54' EAST TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, EXCEPT THAT PORTION OF SAID PREMISES, IF ANY, LYING WITHIN A STRIP OF LAND 10 FEET IN WIDTH CONVEYED NOVEMBER 13, 1923, FILED MARCH 24, 1924, UNDER AUDITOR'S FILE NO. 172739, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 132 OF DEEDS, PAGE 519. ALSO EXCEPT ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY TO CITY OF MOUNT VERNON RECORDED UNDER AF# 200205210069. ALSO TOGETHER WITH THE EAST 85.25 FEET OF THE WEST 381.75 FEET OF GOVERMNENT LOT 7, SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, W.M.; EXCEPT THAT PORTION TAKEN BY DIKING DISTRICT NO. 17 BY DECREE ENTERED IN SKAGIT COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT CAUSE NO. 5074; ALSO EXCEPT THE SOUTH 20 FEET THEREOF AS CONVEYED TO SKAGIT COUNTY BY DEED RECORDED UNDER AUDITOR'S FILE NO. 80832; AND ALSO TOGETHER WITH AND SUBJECT TO A NON-EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR INGRESS, EGRESS AND UTILITIES OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS THE EAST 15.00 FEET THEREOF, AND ALSO OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS THAT PORTION OF THE WEST 15.00 FEET OF THE EAST 396.75 FEET OF SAID GOVERNMENT LOT 7 ABUTTING SAID EAST 1100 FEET.